It’s hard to bring up great running backs in the City of Brotherly Love without mentioning the great LeSean McCoy. He may not be the best Philadelphia Eagles star to wear the 25 jersey. That honor belongs to the great Tommy McDonald, but McCoy took a legend’s number and furthered its legacy. Few had the physical gifts that Shady possessed.

No Eagle has tallied more career rushing yards as a member of this franchise. McCoy’s 6,792 big ones are the most we’ve seen. Perhaps none were more beautiful than a 40-yard jaunt through the snow vs. the Detroit Lions in the 2013 Blizzard Bowl.

His exit, one orchestrated by Chip Kelly, robbed Eagles fans of more, but it didn’t stop McCoy’s brilliance. He’d go on to tally 11,102 yards during a 12-year career that included a four-year stay with the Buffalo Bills and tacked two Super Bowl-winning seasons on at the end.

McCoy won Super Bowl rings with the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His resume is impressive. He’s a member of the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team and the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame, but is he worthy of enshrinement in Canton, Ohio? That’s a discussion an Eagles insider recently reignited.

LeSean McCoy is absolutely worthy of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Ed Kracz has long established himself as one of the NFL’s most trustworthy voices for Eagles content. He recently reminded everyone that Jason Kelce and Fletcher Cox are both eligible for Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement in 2029, but he asks another question.

Has LeSean McCoy done enough to be deemed worthy once he becomes eligible in 2026? With all due respect to Kracz and McCoy, the answer to that question is undoubtedly ‘YES’. Two First-Team All-Pro nods and six Pro Bowl mentions during the 2010s certainly help his case.

Still not convinced? An NFL rushing title in 2013 and pro football’s highest touchdown total in 2011 must also be part of the conversation. So are several nuggets that Kracz entered into the discussion.

McCoy holds the Eagles franchise records for single-season touchdowns and the team record for 100-yard games (23). Saquon Barkley may, at some point, claim the latter record for himself, but make no mistake. LeSean McCoy is one of the best tailbacks of his era, and it’s time for Canton to begin thinking about making the call to place him among the game’s immortals.

This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Eagles insider reignites Hall of Fame debate for LeSean McCoy